Michelle Obama confirms husband's support for homosexual causes

This was quietly reported as I haven't seen it posted too many places. But just further proof that Obama is in full support of gay rights. Michelle Obama was the keynote speaker at the Democratic Party's Gay and Lesbian leadership Council - from OneNewsNow.com:

An ABC News report on the event says Mrs. Obama stated that "Barack believes that we must fight for a world as it should be." She said that world would be a place where, what she called, " discriminatory laws" like the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will be repealed. DOMA gives states the right to reject homosexual "marriages," even when such unions are performed in states like Massachusetts and California where they have been legalized.

The Defense of Marriage Act is considered discriminatory by the Obamas. So no doubt here, any and every effort made in defending the act of marriage with one man and one woman will be shot down if Obama becomes president.

and she continues saying . . .

"the federal government should not stand in the way of states that want to decide for themselves how best to pursue equality for gay and lesbian couples, whether that means a domestic partnershp, a civil union, or a civil marriage."

Michelle Obama went as far as to even equate gay rights with civil rights when the following was said on the Village Voice site:

She mentioned that June 26 was the fifth anniversary of Lawrence v. Texas, the landmark Supreme Court decision that struck down the state’s anti-sodomy law, and she used the phrase, “from Selma to Stonewall,” to connect the gay and civil rights movements.

It's very disturbing to hear of this type of support for the gay community, but this is something that Obama has been giving us hints throughout! But to equate civil rights with gay rights shows again, that this couple has been completely brainwashed by Rev. Wright's church, as this was a teaching that the church supports.

Well, there we have it! No doubt at all that this presidential candidate will attempt to put down every act that's out there in defense of marriage.

More on this later!

Bible War!

Get ready for some fireworks from Dr. Dobson of Focus on the Family! The Drudge Report already has their Monday evening heading shown as:


The Associated Press received an advance copy of Tuesday's (June 24th) Focus on the Family show. On this program, Dr. Dobson highlights parts of Obama's past speeches, and the comments he makes just makes me wanna SHOUT!

Dr. Dobson addresses concerns that many of us have about Obama. His apparent lack of belief in the inerrency of God's word, his lack of understanding of simple biblical passages, and his overall ignorance of the Christian faith and Constitution of the United States.

Here are a few excerpts from that program:

Dobson took aim at examples Obama cited in asking which Biblical passages should guide public policy — chapters like Leviticus, which Obama said suggests slavery is OK and eating shellfish is an abomination, or Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, "a passage that is so radical that it's doubtful that our own Defense Department would survive its application."

"Folks haven't been reading their Bibles," Obama said.

Dobson and Minnery accused Obama of wrongly equating Old Testament texts and dietary codes that no longer apply to Jesus' teachings in the New Testament.

"I think he's deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own worldview, his own confused theology," Dobson said.

"... He is dragging biblical understanding through the gutter."

More tomorrow after the show comes out. Be sure you all catch the program on Focus on the Family, or go on their website (see my list of family resources).

Update after listening to the show (Links: Dr. Dobson's audio program here):

Dr. Dobson was just getting wind of a speech Obama gave to the Call to Renewal's Building a Covenant for a New America conference on June, 2006. Dobson was taking great offense to the statement Obama made:

And even if we did have only Christians in our midst, if we expelled every non-Christian from the United States of America, whose Christianity would we teach in the schools? Would we go with James Dobson's, or Al Sharpton's?

Dr. Dobson felt he was being equated with Al Sharpton. Maybe I misunderstood him at this point but I felt Obama was merely asking which type of "Christianity" would one choose, the conservative or liberal Christianity. I thought that was a pretty good question to pose though...hmm. But it was that statement that brought Dr. Dobson's attention to this entire message.

Dr. Dobson continues with Obama's statement breaking down the percentages of religious participation in our country.

And if we're going to do that then we first need to understand that Americans are a religious people. 90 percent of us believe in God, 70 percent affiliate themselves with an organized religion, 38 percent call themselves committed Christians, and substantially more people in America believe in angels than they do in evolution.

Dr. Dobson's Vice President of Focus on the Family's Government and Public Policy, Tom Minnery was in the studio commenting also and noticed that Obama didn't acknowledge the fact that of the 70 percent who affiliated with organized religion, they were of the Judeo-Christian belief.

I agree with Mr. Minnery at this point because what Obama was doing, was minimizing the Judeo-Christian tradition of our nation. This was made evident when Obama later points out in his speech the following:

Moreover, given the increasing diversity of America's population, the dangers of sectarianism have never been greater. Whatever we once were, we are no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers.

Now if these statistics prove true, then how on earth can Obama claim that we are no longer a "Christian" nation? Are we to abandon are Judeo-Christian principles because of other beliefs that are in the minority? Obama thinks so. He goes on to say,

This brings me to my second point. Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. It requires that their proposals be subject to argument, and amenable to reason. I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or evoke God's will. I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all.

Democracy demands that we translate our concerns into universal values rather than "religion specific" values? Obama clearly does not understand values especially when values contradict one another. This is a clear example of what happens to "Christians" when they begin to cease pleasing God, then go after pleasing men. What a ball of confusion!!!

But the ultimate hypocrisy was pointed out by Dr. Dobson and Mr. Minnery when Obama says in his 2006 speech of the millions of Americans:

They don't want faith used to belittle or to divide. They're tired of hearing folks deliver more screed than sermon. Because in the end, that's not how they think about faith in their own lives.

Enough said. All we have to do is remember the Rev. Wright fiasco.

Is McCain any better than Obama? According to this broadcast, Dr. Dobson and Mr. Minnery both noticed that Arizona is trying to get a marriage amendment placed on ballot. But the Republican party appears to be cowering over the issue and the people are wanting their hometown senator, McCain, to put in a word of support for what would be the third state to place this amendment on ballot.

But not one word from McCain as of this writing. More Republican cowardice? No wonder so many conservatives are ready to bolt the Republican party!

I find myself back to square one on this whole issue. Like Dr. Dobson, I may find myself voting for NO president come November.

See also La Shawn Barber's excellent breakdown of today's program:
Barack Obama Enrolls in John Kerry School of Biblical Intrepretation

Obama: The WRONG Reasons to Leave His Church

Barack Obama gave all kinds of reasons for leaving Trinity United Church of Christ and none of them reasons that should of had him high-tailing it out of there 20 years earlier! This is some of his reasons that he stated in his resignation letter to the church:

. . . our relations with Trinity have been strained by the divisive statements of Rev. Wright, which sharply conflict with our own views

. . . because of my candidacy and membership at Trinity, these controversies have served as an unfortunate distraction for other Trinity members who seek to worship in peace

No, Obama did not leave the church because it was becoming spiritually detrimental to his soul, but because it was harming him politically. This is disturbing because many of us can see why he should have had nothing to do with that church from the get-go. Many black and non-black Christians who love the Word of God know that believers in the Trinity United Church of Christ must not be practicing "Berean Christians" like those Christians in Acts 17:11:

"Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true."

Did Barack do as the Bereans did and see if what was being taught is true? There is much heresy in that church from what I've seen already not only with Rev. Wright, but TUCC teachers like Dr. Dwight Hopkins. Even Barack couldn't seem to understand what the scriptures plainly wrote about topics such as the sin of homosexuality (Barack "sayings" coming in another post).

What are the warning signs Christians need to heed when choosing a church? Here are a few warning signs that Barack Obama should have heeded to warn him to run as fast as he could away from that church!

• Unbiblical teachings (Trinity's teachings on homosexuality, Black Liberation Theology, Womanism)
  
• Focus on ethnicity instead of the Bible (Black Value System, Black Liberation Theology)
  
• Acceptance of those whose lifestyles are contradicting God's word (Gay ministers, approval of Gay marriages)
  
• Using the pulpit more for entertainment than expounding of biblical doctrine
  
• Sin is celebrated rather than condemned (Barack's condemnation of black churches that teach against homosexuality and praising Rev. Wright for his acceptance of that perverted lifestyle within the church)
  
• Practicing of pagan ceremonies within the Church (such as Kwanzaa)

I truly wanted to vote for Barack Obama before the political firestorm. My reasons for doing so? I thought he could be a very good uniter of all people of different racial backgrounds. But now not only is he a person that can't be trusted by Whites, but Blacks too! How can I trust a man to be president and gauge the character of others to make his decisions for the best of our country when he can't even see the bad character until too late -- of his own pastor? That is one of the questions being asked over and over again.

That was troubling to me, as I even had a post titled how I can accept some of Barack's mistakes and still vote for him. Eeewwee! Yes, I was blind...but now I can see! (That post has since been deleted).

I will pray for Barack Obama to now choose a church that will be strong in the teaching of God's word and not afrocentric, but Christ-centric. A church where anyone who visits will not be racially offended, but whose only offense will come by the gospel of Christ!

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Obama Clearly Supports Gay Marriage

The following passage was taken off of Barack Obama's campaign website:

Obama's Church is A Warm and Accepting Church Where All Races are Welcomed

November 12, 2007

Trinity United Church Of Christ Is Rooted In Chicago's South Side And Is The Largest UCC Congregation

Trinity United Church Of Christ Is The Largest UCC Congregation, A Liberal Denomination That Was The First To Ordain An African American, Woman, And Gay Man. "However incongruously, Trinity became the largest congregation in The United Church of Christ, a predominantly white denomination known for its liberal politics and steepled churches in small New England towns. The UCC, or Congregational church, as it is also called, was the first mainline Protestant church to ordain an African-American (1785), a woman (1853), and an openly gay man (1972), and the first major Christian denomination to endorse same-sex marriage (2005)." [Christian Science Monitor, 7/16/07]

This church is proud of ordaining an openly gay man? And the first to endorse same-sex marriage? Wow. . . talking about an apostate church if I ever heard one. So now not only does this church have the Black Liberation Theology, but issues with homosexuality acceptance to the point of ordaining ministers who still participate in the homosexual lifestyle. Blatant and completely uncaring of what the scriptures teach! Obama is obviously proud of his church's stance on gay marriage and homosexuality, otherwise he wouldn't have this article pasted on his campaign website!

Now, I'm just back to where I started, not knowing who I really want to vote for. I may do as the poster Pamela has stated she might possibly do - not vote at all! But, I will weigh very carefully what I must do. I may have to vote for McCain just to keep the dangerous possibility of people voting Obama in office with his gay marriage proposals lingering around.

Now if he should denounce homosexuality as he has done Rev. Wright, then that will be a different story!

Geesh, I hate politics!